The foolish king's marriage to the ugly concubine

Chapter 30
He narrowly caught it, opened it, and saw the account books of a silk and satin shop, a jewelry store, and a restaurant. After a cursory look, these are all profitable shops. Why did the princess call them over?
With doubts, Steward Du left in a hurry, while Mu Xinran stepped out of the study and walked towards the hall. Since she wanted to make an example of others, she had to find a place where everyone could see them, otherwise it would be a waste of all her hard work. A well-arranged show?

Several shops are located on the busiest street in the capital, not far from Prince Rui's mansion. Soon the three stewards were called to the mansion. The three only knew that it was Princess Rui who was looking for them. As for what was going on, Du Ruhai kept silent and observed him. look, but can't see anything.

Could it be that someone saw the problem with the ledger?
The three of them exchanged glances at each other, and they were a little uneasy at first, but after living for decades, the three of them are not immature brats, and have been leaders in their respective fields for more than ten years, and they are still very concerned about what they have done. I'm sure, but they still don't pay attention to the rumored demon queen. If she is sensible, they can let the past go. If they don't know how to wink, don't blame them for being cruel.

Thoughts were going back and forth, the four of them quickly came up with a countermeasure, but the three who hadn't communicated with each other unexpectedly agreed.It's just that they don't pay attention to Princess Rui. Is Princess Rui really an ordinary woman without insight?

"Princess, someone brought it here." Du Ruhai saluted the concubine who had already taken the main seat in the hall. Four people, including the accountant of the palace, stood behind him and greeted him, with respectful looks on their faces. look.

The three of them who saw Princess Rui's real face for the first time showed frightened expressions, but quickly restrained themselves, pretending to be respectful and polite.

Mu Xinran glanced at the four of them, and the corners of her lips slightly curled up. Businessmen are better at acting than actors. Except for one tall and thin old man, the eyes of the other three were not respectful but disdainful and greedy.

"Princess, this is Wang Xi, the treasurer of Tianhe Tower; this is..." Du Ruhai dutifully introduced, from left to right, Wang Xi, the treasurer of Tianhe Tower, Qian Gui, the owner of Baolai Pavilion, and Qiansizhuang Shopkeeper Zhao Sheng, the iron abacus water mirror of the palace.

One is fat, one is tall, one is short and the other is thin. They have everything you need. Except for Shui Jing, all three of them are dressed in the upper class. If you don't know their identities, you may think they are the masters of some family.

Mu Xinran twitched the corner of her mouth lightly: "You guys, do you know why I called you here?" The corner of her eyes did not miss the servants who were hiding outside and peeping. Presumably she suddenly called several shopkeepers here, which not only shocked the shopkeeper, but also The people in the group didn't feel at ease either.

"The villain doesn't know." The four answered in unison.

"Heh! Can the three of you explain how the store's business has been in the past six months?"

The three of them were shocked, they really were looking for trouble!

Wang Xi was the first to stand up, with his fat belly sticking out, his small eyes narrowed into a line: "Back to Wangfei, the recent business in Tianhe Tower is OK."

good?What does it mean?Think you can confuse the past with vague answers?
"Where are the other two?" Mu Xinran was noncommittal, turning her gaze to the other two.

"It's okay, it's okay." Seeing that the princess didn't blame Wang Xi for her answer, Qian Gui and Zhao Sheng thought about it and replied in the same way.

"Heh! How much is it okay?"

How could Mu Xinran not understand what they meant, seeing that they couldn't answer, her eyes became even colder, "I read the account book you handed in."

The three of them were startled at the same time, could it be that they really wanted to trouble them?
"Among all the account books that Butler Du gave me, the three of you have the most profits."

Hearing Wang Hao's words, the three of them were overjoyed, so they just said, they did nothing wrong with Steward Du, how could a woman who used to stay in her boudoir and is now married as a woman see that it wasn't Instead of accusing them, praise them.

He was extremely proud in his heart, but also showed a bit of conceit on the surface.

Taking a panoramic view of the three people's expressions, Mu Xinran twitched the corners of her mouth, "But, as far as I know, the stores of Tianhe Tower, Baolai Pavilion, and Qiansizhuang are all on the most prosperous street in the capital. The profit of any teahouse is several thousand taels a month, why are the three of you only a few hundred taels?"

The voice suddenly turned cold, and the harsh tone made the corners of the mouths of the three of them stiffen, their pupils widened. Damn, it turned out that they were not meant to reward them, but to find fault with them!

A fierce light flashed in their eyes, and the three of them looked at each other. Wang Xi spoke first again: "The princess doesn't know something. Although our three shops are located in the bustling streets, the corresponding store rents are much more expensive than other places. What's more, what we make are all the best things, which are costly and need to hire manpower. In this way, we will spend a lot of silver taels every month. It is the result of the villain's hard work to get a few hundred taels. As for the teahouse A few thousand taels a month, I don’t know where the princess heard the nonsense, I absolutely cannot believe it, if a teahouse can earn a few thousand taels a month, then the villain is willing to be the owner of a teahouse.”

"Yes, yes! Princess, you have been in the mansion and you don't understand the difficulties of us being a businessman. Business is not as simple as you imagined. Don't look at the daily customers, but in fact, you can only earn a few thousand taels after working hard. After deducting the cost, there are only a few hundred taels left.”

The three people's arguments are well-founded, and their expressions are even more realistic. To be honest, I am afraid that they really believe how hard and diligent they are.

A loud slap on the table interrupted the three people who were spitting, even though they were used to the scene, they couldn't help being startled.

"Do you really think I don't understand anything?" Mu Xinran asked coldly.

The three of them looked at each other, and were frightened by her cruelty for a moment, but they had absolute confidence in the ledger, as long as they stood by Lizi, even the princess could not do anything to them.

Zhao Sheng is short, but his voice is not low, and the loud voice resounds through the hall: "What is the meaning of the princess? Are you blaming the little ones for cheating the princess? The princess can doubt the villain's words, but the account is written in black and white. Clearly, the concubine has also read it, is there any problem?"

"You know in your heart whether there is any problem." Mu Xinran's face sank like water.

"What's the problem?" Qian Gui straightened his spine and asked back, staring at the princess without blinking to prove that he was not lying.

However, there is a saying that the more you open your eyes without daring to blink, the more it shows that the person has a guilty conscience.

Mu Xinran saw that the three of them were stiff-mouthed, and snorted softly: "Mr. Shui, come and have a look, there may be something wrong with these books."

Shui Jing, who had been standing next to him, was already in a cold sweat. Suddenly, when he heard the princess calling him, his legs trembled, and he almost went limp. Feeling the different eyes on him, Shui Jing regretted what he had done before. stupid thing.

(End of this chapter)